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Bridget Bodnar

Senior Producer

Bridget is the director of podcasts at Marketplace. She's also the host and co-creator of “Million Bazillion,” Marketplace's award-winning podcast for kids about money. Bridget has worked at Marketplace since 2011 when she started as an intern. Since then, she's worked across multiple shows and podcasts, including for several years on the flagship evening broadcast of “Marketplace.” She was the senior producer of “Million Bazillion” and “Make Me Smart.” Bridget is originally from Michigan but now lives in Los Angeles with her husband and daughters. They have a lot of cats.

Latest from Bridget Bodnar

  • An afternoon tea party laid out by revelers on the The Mall as thousands gather for The Diamond Jubilee Concert on June 4, 2012 in London, England.
    Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

    The Los Angeles suburb of Santa Monica is sometimes called "Little Britain." That's because of the number of British expats living there. But "Little Britain" is changing.

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  • Students dancing at prom.
    Bethany Clarke/Getty Images

    Would you spend $1,000 to go to prom? Many do. The recession, if anything, is a bigger motivator to go big for a high school dance party.

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  • Surveys show that American families will be spending $1,000 on average for prom this year, up a third from last year.
    Spencer Platt/Getty Images

    It's prom season, and surveys show that American families will be spending $1,000 on average for prom this year, up a third from last year.

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